The Sox now have 46 players left in camp, including 35 from the 40-man roster. In other words, 21 cuts to go.

Cecchini and Brentz both had impressive at-bats in game action. Ranaudo was dominant in his first outing. Barnes had shoulder problems early, so we didn’t get much of a look at him.

“And I will say this, as a whole, maybe with the exception of Barnes because he was slowed with the shoulder stiffness, I thought guys showed very well,” said manager John Farrell. “I think it speaks loudly of the unity that Major League and Minor League has. I thought guys came in and handled themselves well. they handled the environment well. and on the field, there was a lot of positive signs, whether it was the consistency of at-bats to Hassan, to Brentz, to the way a young guy like Swihart showed behind the plate … not that we’re over-valuing or over-evaluating our own players, but that’s a lot of talent.”

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